Unlock Your Power Potential: Why Choose RatedPower vs Helioscope?

A solid Terabase alternative

4.5+150 reviews in G2

Are you looking for a more sofisticated yet user-friendly solution to design and engineer your PV plant projects? We'll walk you through some of the benefits of choosing RatedPower vs. Terabase. With RatedPower:

  • Automation
    You can     enjoy detailed design automation built in minutes and forget about basic design layouts and high trial and error ratios
  • Built for utility-scale
    You can     cater for sites bigger than 1500 Ha
  • Documentation
    You can     forget about missed opportunities with off-takers due to documentation limitations

In the next section, we'll offer a comparative analysis to better illustrate the benefits of using RatedPower.

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Terabase Alternative

RATEDPOWER VS. TERABASE

What’s the difference between RatedPower and Terabase?

Terabase is a software used for C&I solar project creation. They focus on small projects with simple layout design. Check out this comparative table to learn more about how you can add value to your projects and teams with RatedPower.

Terabase
Designing
Multi-variable batch design. Focused mainly on fundamental parameters, requiring additional manual adjustments for complex scenarios. This approach might miss optimizing certain critical factors affecting energy yield and plant capacity
Batch design tool including key parameters that highly affect PV plant capacity and energy yield (DC/AC ratio, Tilt, and Pitch) for an optimized PV plant space availability. This allows for a more holistic approach to designing PV plants, considering various factors that impact overall efficiency and performance. The tool also enables rapid prototyping of multiple design scenarios, providing flexibility and precision.
Meteo data
Basic meteorological data available. Limited to general weather data, which may not provide the granularity needed for precise energy yield calculations. Users might need to rely on external sources or manual inputs to achieve more accurate environmental assessments.
Hourly and sub-hourly meteo data estimations available. Advanced integration with meteorological data services, allowing for highly accurate and detailed environmental assessments. This helps in fine-tuning energy yield predictions and optimizing plant performance based on real-world conditions.
Layout
3D visualization – basic layout design (no BESS, electrical configuration, etc.). Provides a simplified view of the project, focusing on fundamental layout aspects. This might require additional tools or manual input to include complex electrical and storage configurations, potentially leading to less efficient design processes.
Detailed design automation built in minutes including power stations, MV cabling, interconnection facility, OHL, and BESS. Comprehensive 3D visualization tools that provide a complete view of the project, including electrical configurations and energy storage solutions. This facilitates better planning and decision-making by visualizing the entire system's layout.
Project size
Compatible with small projects (up to 1500 ha). Suitable for smaller-scale installations, but may lack the capability to efficiently manage and optimize larger projects, limiting its applicability for bigger solar plant developments.
Cater for projects with up to 4250 ha for the whole site. Capable of handling large-scale projects, offering flexibility and scalability for extensive solar installations. This is particularly beneficial for developers working on utility-scale projects.
Customer support
Limited support – no dedicated consultants to support with projects and designs. Relies heavily on basic documentation and general support channels, which may not provide the in-depth assistance required for complex project needs, potentially slowing down the design process and troubleshooting.
Detailed online documentation to help the user build their designs and projects. Readily available team of experts for support. Detailed online documentation to help the user build their designs and projects. Readily available team of experts for support. RatedPower offers comprehensive support, including access to a team of experienced consultants who can provide personalized assistance. This ensures users can maximize the software's potential and address any challenges in a timely manner.
Documentation
Limited documentation output. Provides basic documentation, sufficient for standard project needs but may lack the depth and detail required for comprehensive project records, which may lead to additional manual documentation efforts.
Most complete documentation with +400 pages, available in multiple editable formats. Offers extensive and detailed project documentation, including technical reports, financial analysis, and compliance documentation. This ensures transparency and thorough record-keeping, which is crucial for project stakeholders and regulatory compliance.

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RatedPower vs Terabase

Why choose RatedPower instead of Terabase?

  • High trial and error ratio due to basic design layouts
  • Inability to cater for sites bigger than 1500 Ha
  • Impossibility of importing terrain data
  • Missed opportunities with off-takers due to documentation limitations

Thousands of professionals choose to work with our solar software

EPCists expediting PV design and deliverables with solar software

«We looked for a tool that was quick for performing basic design and optimization, automatically producing deliverables. RatedPower increased the number of bids we could prepare and submit by around 50%.»

Stefano PapaleGlobal Head of Business Development at FATA
Stefano Papale

Accelerating solar design from 5GW to 30GW per year

«Before RatedPower, there was a high level of variability, simple land layout to more irregular layouts. Now, we can quickly filter down sites from what is possible to what is realistic.»

Robert WrightDirector for Solar and Storage at Burns & McDonnell
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Expanding solar projects beyond local borders

«We can now run simulations hundreds of times to find the most optimal solution for our customers, considering everything from modules, inverters, and pitch distance, to the financial assessment of all these different configurations.»

Grant PadiniProject Planner for Utility-Scale PV Systems at Ampere Dynamic
Grant Padini

Transitioning from 1MW ground-mounted projects to 250MW in 9 months

«RatedPower really helped us eliminate our bottlenecks. It goes beyond other tools because it helps us design not just the low voltage or medium voltage, but also the connection point to the grid.»

Lorik HaxhiuFounder, iRN
Lorik Haxhiu

Harnessing RatedPower to carry out invaluable PV equipment analysis

«RatedPower provides us with simplicity and flexibility in our solar projects while requiring fewer resources. Other software options typically demand more resources on our end to complete these calculations.»

Nicolás Fernández-VelillaSystem Solution Engineer at Sungrow
Nicolás Fernández

Empowering solar PV design customization through faster iterations

«In one or two weeks, I became very familiar with the software. I was able to do more iterations on our solar layouts, and we could fill the interconnection requests in no time.» 

Íñigo Sangroniz Solar Development Engineer at Solea Power

Competitive positioning in large-scale overseas PV plant bidding

«RatedPower has a solid customer base and good reputation abroad. It delivers required documents in multiple languages for our global bids while adopting international design standards»

Feng YuHead of New Business Department, Overseas Business Division at POWERCHINA
Feng Yu

Optimizing PV projects and overcoming the limitations of legacy software 

«We have received a highly professional response when we needed support or training from the team. RatedPower helps us optimize our projects and provides us with a significant advantage over our competitors.»

Saad UmerExecutive Manager, Solar PV Network Head at ACWA Power
Saad Umer

Enhancing land assessment efficiency for PV developers

«RatedPower produces a set of documentation to deal with most of the environmental agencies' requirements and for application of grid connection authorization processes.»

Luis Guilherme CastroSolar Development, Engineering Manager at Casa Dos Ventos

RatedPower's speed helps us boost our competitive advantage

«Now we can turn around design documents within hours and minutes to stakeholders, landowners, partners or engineers, to get through our regulatory process. This has allowed us to move projects forward faster.»

Megan ParsonsChief Engineer at Blue Ridge Energy
Megan Parsons

Centralizing solar development in one app

«We used to use a mix of tools like AutoCAD, spreadsheets and PVsyst. Now with RatedPower, our team can be innovative and explore more possibilities without wasting time, as each design only takes minutes to run.»

Thomas GerstchHead of Engineering at Iberdrola
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Iberdrola

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What are the main advantages for you?

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From solar site planning to feasibility study and beyond

Unlock the potential and boost the productivity of your development and engineering teams across the entire PV project lifecycle. Find how Terabase competes against their alternatives or use cases.

Prospect sites efficiently

Easily clone your PV plant designs and add, remove, or edit parcels within the project. Change any equipment—such as modules, inverters, or racking systems. Analyse prices, LCOE, energy production, and more. Prepare the project documentation ready for later stages.
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Prospect sites efficiently

Find the best electrical configuration

Iterate the electrical configuration of your project. Group the string in pitch or axial direction. Pick the design of your solar field— with either a string box or a DC bus system. Define the cable standard and use a range of parameters for each cable type. Compare each electrical setup and create the project documentation.
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Find the best electrical configuration

Hybridize your plant with BESS

Add AC-coupled BESS to new or existing PV plant projects. Pick the storage inverter and the number of inverters per PCS. Select maximum or a specific capaicty. Define the supply cycle duration, and the dimensions of PCS, containers and distances between blocks. Download the BESS design report, layout or SLD.
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Hybridize your plant with BESS

Perform cut-and-fill cost-benefit analyses

Use Google Earth or your own topography data within your design. Define installation limits for your racking so they’re excluded from your layout and apply earthworks where necessary. Use the BoQ to determine the total cut-and-fill volume and make confident data-driven decisions.
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Perform cut-and-fill cost-benefit analyses

Optimize land use

Find the best civil configuration to make the most of your acreage. Define your site and upload your topography —including cut-and-fill. Optimize your project by either maximizing or setting a specific capacity. Iterate your layout by adjusting the pitch distance or AC/DC ratio and setting power station location and setbacks.
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Optimize land use

Simplify your interconnection process

Design your substation or switching and breaking station by picking your preferred electrical standard using a range of available parameters. Manually choose the type or size of the power transformer, the whole gen tie layout and set losses at substation transformer level.
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Simplify your interconnection process

Quote projects with accurate BoM, CAPEX, and LCOE

Define the year of your project simulation to calculate output according to standard deviation. Upload horizon and albedo and set advanced parameters for losses. Use the built-in CAPEX templates or upload templates used by your company’s financial team. Create a BoM, and a comprehensive financial analysis of your plant ready to hand over to your off-taker.
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Quote projects with accurate BoM, CAPEX and LCOE

Determine project capacity and energy yield

Each tweak in your plant design will be reflected in the rated power, peak power, DC/AC ratio, or BESS-related results. Analyze the energy production estimates over time. Get energy yield results, design reports, and losses. Iterate your design based on the results of these data points until your project is optimized.
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Get project capacity and energy yield

Find the optimal layout with GCR, tilt and DC/AC ratio iterations

Easily edit those parameters for each design iteration of your plant. Use the powerful batch design to create up to ten simulations simultaneously with slight variations in GCR or DC/AC ratios. Compare them to find your optimal project layout.
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Find the optimal PV plant layout with GCR and DC/AC ratio iterations

We've got you covered

Terabase provides users with simple layout design, up to the inverter. It has no electrical configuration considerations and limited documentation output. It does not include BESS calculation options.

No, Terabase is not compatible with PVsyst. RatedPower offers the option to export the ED scene to PVsyst.

RatedPower is built for developers, EPCists, engineers and consultants like you to facilitate day-to-day work. Our software is user-friendly and ideal for preliminary design work and project plans. 

The RatedPower software is used to get quick estimations on site location, inverter selection, grid point, electrical configuration, amongst others. You can leverage additional calculations like BESS-Coupling, topography, sub-hourly meteo data, etc.

Through our software you can export your designs and projects to CAD and other compatible software. You can use the software on any device and system (Microsoft, OS, etc.).

Our dedicated team of technical experts is readily available to support you with your questions. In addition to that, we have dedicated explanatory materials at your disposal. Talk to a sales representative or check out our knowledge hub section.

We listen to and value our customers’ feedback and believe that it’s the core of our software development. How do we do that? Through ongoing surveys, and dedicated meetings to collect insights on what we should continue doing and what we should improve or add to make our software more complete.

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